Dentist’s body recovered from Georgia river

11/21/17 7:20 AM

JESUP, Ga. — A Georgia man’s body was recovered from a river a day after he was reported missing.

WTOC-TV reports that the Wayne County Emergency Agency, sheriff’s deputies and the Department of Natural Resources began searching for Gary Lewis around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. His body was pulled from the Altamaha River around 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Divers searched until late at night Sunday, which Wayne County Sheriff John Carter described as atypical. A release from county officials says video shows Lewis attempting to recover his boat as it drifted away at Jaycee Landing, and then slipping into the water.

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